The word 'zebra' is correct and commonly used in written English.
It refers to a large African mammal with black and white stripes, similar to a horse. Example: During our safari in Africa, we were lucky enough to spot a herd of zebras grazing on the savannah.
In Makgadikgadi Pans National Park wildebeest and zebra migrate annually.
In Dolce & Gabbana, on Via della Spiga, a woman disappeared to the changing room to try on a silver-thread pinstripe suit while her pair of fine pedigree dogs lazed on a zebra skin rug in the middle of the store.
In fact, I'd say car drivers in general deserve more credit than they get from the cycling fraternity, because I don't recall ever seeing a car driver spot a space on a fully loaded zebra crossing that's a couple of centimetres wider than his car, put his head down, cross to the wrong side of the road, and bolt through at full speed.
Perhaps the answer, then, is for modern armies to buy their Land Rovers second-hand from game parks, which often paint them in zebra stripes for effect.
IN THE second world war, many Allied ships were painted with dark and light stripes, and other contrasting shapes, making them look a bit like zebra.
"A zebra is a zebra, whether you're an Argentine or a Japanese," says David Haslingden, who runs National Geographic's channels.In this section What lies within Succeeding a success An empire built on sand No, these are special puppies Cue the fish Always read the small print Of bits and bites A clumsy giant stumbles The curse of HP ReprintsNot everything works well.
Out of Mr Hirst's sale at Sotheby's last September, "Beautiful Inside My Head Forever", Ms Baibakova bought a zebra in formaldehyde for £1.1m.
Genetic markers for the bacterium were sent to America and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed in July that the same form of Candidatus had been found in potatoes from two fields in Texas that were exhibiting zebra-chip symptoms.Work is now under way to discover more about it, and to establish if it really is the cause of zebra chip.
It is cool here!" Bobo, who speaks six languages, was a charming guide with a great sense of humour – and great fashion sense, mixing a batik suit with a modern gilet, or zebra-print shorts with a trendy T-shirt.
Among the beasts, a soulful zebra-head brooch carved from agate wears a diamond halter and plumed headdress.
Innovations such as hip-hop dance displays and (still rare) 15th birthday parties for boys are blamed squarely on America.In San Antonio, Lexington can report, hot trends include homages to Paris involving large models of the Eiffel Tower, cakes with cheetah-skin icing (zebra-stripe icing is so 2012) and mock military uniforms for boy escorts.
